Austin Public Works asking for feedback on MoKan Trail extension
by: Eniola Longe | www.kxan.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin is making progress on plans for expanding a new urban trail in east Austin. The city is now asking residents to weigh in on the project.
The MoKan Trail Preliminary Engineering Phase Virtual Open House, which launched Monday, debuts recommendations for the trail’s alignment and design features. The open house is available online in English and Spanish 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The open house will end Sunday April 23.
Its focus is on six segments of the 0.75-mile trail extension between North Pleasant Valley Road and Springdale Road, each with unique design challenges and considerations. …
BMX Lovers, Did You Know Midland Has A BMX Park?
Gwen | lonestar923.com
We hear people all the time saying there is nothing to do in Midland and Odessa so when we come across a gem we didn’t know about, we have to share it.
A few years ago Altitude Trampoline Park opened in Odessa and most recently Urban Air and the Little Gym opened in Midland. We all got our hopes up thinking Water Wonderland would be resurrected to discover that it was demolished and turned into commercial property.
There are all kinds of little hidden gems around the Basin that you may not know about. I recently discovered
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Video: Tips to increase cyclists’ safety on East Texas roadways
By Lorena Rivas | www.kltv.com
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – Between 2017 and 2021, more than 900 cyclists died on Texas roads. TxDOT is working to lower those numbers.
TxDOT is launching “Be Safe, Drive Smart” campaign to encourage drivers to follow safety laws in light of a recent report that there was a 34-percent increase in pedestrian fatalities and a 58-percent increase in bicyclist deaths during that time.
In Tyler during that same time period, there were 114 pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities.
John Cobb, manager of Speed and Comfort in Tyler, says the number one thing a cyclist can do is to …
‘El Paso Scene’ founder, publisher Randy Limbird dies at age 70
by: Dave Burge | www.ktsm.com
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Randy Limbird, who founded El Paso Scene magazine and ran it for nearly 30 years, has died.
Limbird, age 70, was also well known for his passion for bicycling. He had posted online recently that he was fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer.
He was remembered by friends, colleagues and community activists for his spirit and his contributions to El Paso.
“I’m really sad to learn that Randy Limbird has passed away on Friday (March 17),” Bob Moore, a longtime friend of Limbird’s and founder of ElPasoMatters.org, wrote on Limbird’s Facebook page.
Limbird started El Paso Scene, a monthly entertainment newspaper, in 1993 and ran it until it …
College Station City Council Awards A Design Contract For Separated Bike Lanes On George Bush Drive
Bill Oliver | wtaw.com
The College Station city council takes the next step towards separated bicycle lanes coming to George Bush Drive between Texas and Wellborn.
The council awarded a $235,000 dollar design contract at their March 9 meeting.
The project will also include modifications to existing traffic signals and intersections, as well as the widening of some existing sections of sidewalk where bicycles converge.
More specifically, the project will convert the bike lanes to separated bike lanes that considers bicycle safety, stormwater management and long-term maintenance cost. The project will also include …
Pedestrian and bicyclist traffic deaths spike in Texas
by: Tom Miller | www.kxan.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) — People walking and riding their bikes are getting hit by cars more often, and at an alarming rate throughout Texas, data from the Texas Department of Transportation shows.
While the statistical spike is concerning for those who rely on walking or riding next to cars, they are a painful reminder to families who’ve lost a loved one.
That includes the family of Alexei Bauereris. A driver hit the 14-year-old boy while he walked back to his northwest Austin home in 2016. …
Upcoming Rides
Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org
Rusty Romp
Thu, March 23, 2023 9:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Burleson and Beyond
Thu, March 23, 2023 9:00 AM
Spokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX
No Wind No Hills
Sat, March 25, 2023 9:00 AM
6240 U.S. 287 Frontage Rd, Arlington, TX 76001
Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition
Tue, March 28, 2023 9:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tue, March 28, 2023 9:00 AM
4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX
Rusty Romp
Thu, March 30, 2023 9:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Burleson and Beyond
Thu, March 30, 2023 9:00 AM
Spokes Parking Lot, 155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX
Cycling Solo vs Group Mar 18, 2023
Veloharmony | www.youtube.com
Prologue: 00:00 Route Map: 01:11 Warming up with the group on Research Forest Blvd: 02:28 Fishcreek Blvd – To Honea-Egypt Community Road: 14:12 FM 2854 to Rabon Chapel Road: 36:16 Mail Route to FM 2854 : 47:09 Returning through Downtown Montgomery: 54:44 Heading towards Springbranch Road: 1:00:25
Texas Biking from Twitter
Look at this! TEI is proud to take our support of @HoustonBCycle to the next level with a branded E-bike! ???
— TEI Planning + Design (@TEI_PlanDesign) March 21, 2023
Our team checked it out by @DiscoveryGreen, and released it into the bike share network in @DowntownHouston. Tag us if you see it in the wild or take it for a spin! pic.twitter.com/09VkGVcv0Z
Not far from Mission San Juan. pic.twitter.com/VOBGii2i6U
— The aatblog.com (@BikeSanAntonio) March 21, 2023
STOLEN – White Polygon Xtrada in Cedar Park, TX https://t.co/SsGoya4lkP
— BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) March 21, 2023
The open house for the trail is focused on six segments of the 0.75-mile trail extension between North Pleasant Valley Road and Springdale Roadhttps://t.co/Dy4rcdLweJ
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) March 21, 2023
New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar
New Event 8th Annual Ride to Remember – Dallas For event details, please refer to: https://t.co/UIE2c0QwJ1
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 21, 2023
Saturday, June 3, 2023, the Dallas Police Cycling Team will ride the 8th annual Ride to Remember. This year’s unity ride will be 88 miles in memo… https://t.co/LHsNR628nT
